The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
SINGULAR WEDDING NOTICES.
Marriage Announce m snts Made in
England a Century Ago.
From the Ne'o York Telegram.

FROM the NeIC York Telegram
A curious feature of the marriage announce
ments of the last century was the details
they embraced respecting the dowry and
personal charms of the bride. Our fore
fathers do not appear to have been backward
at making known thu fortunes they had OBJ
tanned with their wi 5eS Matters that we
should regard as belonging to ourselves, or
at the most to cur intimate friends, Were
given TO the wOl ID with trumpet-ike sound.
One can hardly pick up a magazine or
newspaper of the period without finding
wedding notices similar to the following,
which is draw n from the GeHtiemditS Nag
dzGse of 1881;
Married. he Rev Mr. Rogner Walra,
of York, at, ut % Years OF age. to a Lin
colnshire la y, upward of so, with whom he
is to have 1900 in money. 600 per an
mum. and Il coach and four during life
only" ECw long this unequal pair enjoyed
matrimonial bliss am not in position to
state lie certainly got a good fortune
with his ia ne. hut one is disposed TO think
that a unio at the price is not to be en-
We'd VIXEN % many lovely women are pre-
pared 10 give heart and hand to worthy
men ard add poetry to the prose Of life.
In the same periodical Of March, 1855, we
read:
john Parry, Esq, of Carmartherrsbire,
married 10 a daughter of Walter Lloyd,
ESQ, member Of that county; fortune of
$500
Another announcement of the same
mont and year in the same magazine says
"Tne Earl of Antrim, of Ireland, TO Miss
Betty Pennefeather, celebrated beauty and
toast of that kingdom"
1t may be inferred, as a fortune is not
mentioned the noble Earl preferred beauty
to money. and the charms of Miss Penne
-. ,,,F
The Leeds HttedjgeHccr for July 3, 1904,
stated:
Thursday last was married Mr. John
Wormaid of this town, merchant, to Miss
Rebecca Thompson, daughter of the late
- Thompson, ESQ, of Stamciffe Hall,
near Bailey, an agreeable Young lady with
fortune of upwards of et,000.
In the same journal of Sept. i following
appears an announcement, Is under:
Yesterday morning was married the
Rev Mr. Wilson, Vicar of 0tley, 10 Miss
Nancy Fmness of the same place, a most
agreeable yeung lady, endowed with all the
qualifications necessary TO make the mar
rage state happy
Respecting wedding dowries, it is said that
about the year l110 a tradesinan was resid-
ing in London VINO had disposed OF eleven
daughters in marriage, and as fortune for
each he had given their weight in half
pence 1t is suggested that they were
rather bulky, as the hghtest OF them
weighed $50 los Sd
Toward the close of the century the an
nouncementS OF marriages were somewhat
toned down, as the following, culled from
! the newspapers, shows. One dated Jan. 5,
1883. states:
Sunday se'unight, at St Aulkman's
Church, Shrewsbury, A HolbeckS, Esq, of
Slowley Hill, near Coleshill. in this county
to Mrs Ashby, of Shrewsbury, a very
| agreeable lady with good fortune
In this paper dated for Jan. ?, 1892, We
read
Yesterday. at st. Martins Church, Will
liam Lucas, Esq. of Holywell, in North
amptonshire, to Miss Legge, only daughter
of the late Mr.. Francis Iegge, builder, of
this town; an agreeable young lady, with a
handsome fortune"
On Oct %, 179S, we find an account of
the marriage of IAN agreeable lady with a
genteel fortune" And in April, 1888, we
find it stated that the marriage of Mr..
George Donisthorpe to the ageeable Mrs.
Mary Barker took place; there is not any
mention of money It is said that the fol
| lowing, one of the latest instances of this
| kind of announcement, appeared in ''Aris
Birmingham Gazette" for July a, 1900 1t
| records the marriage of the Ri. Hon. Mr.
Canning, Under Secretary of State, to Miss
Scott, sister of the Marchioness of Itch
field, with 100000 fortune"